contributor: Richard LaBrosse

Oconto Falls, William La Brosse II, 67, Rt. 3. died Sunday morning, March 7, 1982. He was born October 19, 1914 in Oconto Falls and farmed in the Town of Morgan most of his life.

He married the former Geneieve Materniak on June 25, 1938. Mr. La Brosses wife preceded him in death on November 5, 1973. Also preceded in death by his parents, William Albert La Brosse I and Susanna La Budda La Brosse and one sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Susanna) Benson.

Survivors include three sons, William III, Morgan; Ralph, Krakow; Thomas, Green Bay; six daughters, Mrs. Clay (Genevieve) Davis, Bloomington, Ill,; Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Shepro, Jefferson; Mrs. Ronald (Marcella) Lupien, Menasha; Mrs. John (Patricia) Hylok, Sobieski; Mrs. David (Delores) Blom, Elm Grove; Mrs. Peter (LaVerne) McHugh, Uniontown, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, three Brothers, Lawrence, Krakow; John, Milwaukee; Anthony, Athelstane; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Martha) Anderson, Mekoosa; Mrs. Edward (Marguerite) Janocyk, and Mrs. Marvin (Theresa) Rust, both of Milwaukee, his close friend, Lillian Wengrzyn, Green Bay.